Lydia Shantz^[1]

1881 - 1954  (72 years)

• Name	Lydia Shantz
  Born	18 Jul 1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Domestic, House Work
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6951.5
  Died	16 May 1954	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I20120	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Shantz,   b. 7 Oct 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1928  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Veronica Martin,   b. 11 Feb 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1923  (Age 71 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1875  [1, 8]
  Family ID	F5013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Lydia, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shantz, was born near Ary, Ont., July 18, 1881; passed away May 16, 1954, at 369 Frederick St., Kitchener, Ont.; aged 72 y. 10 m. She kept house for her brother Levi until their retirement. She was an interested member of the Detwiler Mennonite Church from her youth, and is survived by 4 brothers (Levi and Noah, Braeside Home, Preston, Ont., and Menno and Amos, Ayr, Ont.). One sister (Mary-Mrs. Irvin Bingeman) predeceased her in 1946. Funeral services were conducted at the Detwiler Mennonite Church, May 21, by Moses Bowman, and Moses Roth. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. 1aGospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 26 - June 29, 1954 page 621, 622, 623

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 437. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North/Nord) B-5 Page 12. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 29, 1954. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 7. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 44. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. In memory of/ Lydia Shantz/ 1881-1954/ At rest/ [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 29.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jul 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic, House Work - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 May 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth